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NASA's Deep Space Network is getting a new dish to help distant spacecraft phone home
On March 19, one of NASA's Deep Space Network facilities — located in Canberra, Australia — entered its 60th year of relaying ...
NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman supports a return to the moon, argues for a parallel path to Mars
Jared Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to lead NASA, tells lawmakers the space agency can return astronauts to the moon ...
NASA nominee asks why lunar return has taken so long, and why it costs so much
One of the most tense interactions came between Isaacman and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who wanted commitments from ...
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Watch senator grill Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, about Elon Musk's involvement in his job interview (video)
Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman multiple times whether Elon Musk was in the room during his interview with Donald Trump, ...
NASA Offers $3 Million Prize In A Contest To Recycle Human Poop In Space
NASA is seeking technological solutions for recycling human waste in space and has launched a competition with a prize of $3 ...
NASA nominee: ‘We will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars’
NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman believes the US can simultaneously handle missions to both the moon and Mars.
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How to watch Jared Isaacman's NASA chief confirmation hearing in the Senate today
Trump officially nominated Isaacman, a billionaire private astronaut to lead NASA, shortly after taking office.
Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA’s next chief
The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration, highlighting Mars. President Donald Trump ...
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, two cosmonauts board ISS
A Soyuz rocket with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian cosmonauts on board docked with the International Space Station ...
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SpaceX's next Dragon cargo ship launch for NASA will lift off on April 21
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch an uncrewed Dragon cargo ship packed with tons of supplies to the International Space ...